Science and technology in world history : an introduction - McClellan, James E. (James Edward), 1946-; Dorn, Harold, 1928- (Baltimore, Md. : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1952)
pt. .1 From ape to Alexander -- ch. 1. Humankind emerges: tools and toolmakers -- ch. 2. Reign of the farmer -- ch. 3. Pharaohs and engineers -- ch. 4. Greeks bearing gifts -- pt. 2. Thinking and doing among the world's peoples -- ch. 5. Enduring east -- ch. 6. Middle kingdom -- ch. 7. Indus, Ganges, and beyond -- ch. 8. New worlds -- pt. 3. Europe -- ch. 9. Plows, stirrups, guns, and plagues -- ch. 10. Copernicus incites a revolution -- ch. 11. Crime and punishment of Galileo Galilei -- ch. 12. "God said, 'Let Newton be!'" -- pt. 4. Brave new world -- ch. 13. Industrial revolution -- ch. 14. Road to modern science: pure and applied -- ch. 15. Life itself -- ch. 16. Toolmakers take command -- ch. 17. New Aristotelians -- ch. 18. Applied science and technology today.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Science -- History; Technology -- History; Tool and die makers -- History; Sciences -- Histoire; Technologie -- Histoire; Outilleurs -- Histoire; Natuurwetenschappen; Techniek